Nippon Steel Muroran Mill Shutdown Impacts Japan Steel Production

Post Views: 370 Nippon Steel Muroran blast furnace fire Nippon Steel Halts Muroran Blast Furnace Due to Fire Nippon Steel, Japan’s largest steel producer, stopped the Muroran blast furnace following a fire at the hot blast stove on December 1. The fire was quickly extinguished, but the company cannot confirm when operations will resume. The Muroran mill produces 1.24 million tons of crude steel annually, primarily serving carmakers. The facility had just restarted operations in late November after repairing a steel slag leak.   Impact on Japanese Steel Demand and Automotive Sector J...